Jobless Compete In Mock "Unemployment Olympics"

Unemployed people race "to the unemployment office" while competing in the mock "Unemployment Olympics" March 31, 2009 in New York City. A laid-off computer programmer came up with the idea to lift spirits of the jobless with events including Pin the Blame on the Bosses, a telephone toss and a race to the unemployment office.

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